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. >>> a high school basketball star from florida is getting a lot of attention these days. what makes him stand out on the court is the fact that he only uses one of his arms. >> lindsay murphy has the story. >> reporter: landis anderson had a rough start. few people with this type of injury have managed a successful athletic career. landis might be twice as good as other high school athletes. >> he gets the ball in his hands, you're not going to stop him one on one. he is just so quick and so long. >> i think he probably is the best, in my eyes. because not only can he score but he also is a defensive person. >> reporter: anderson says his mom taught him to be strong minded. >> a lot of the games, basketball games, i hear people in the stands saying he can't do nothing. stop him, he ain't got but one arm, something like that. it doesn't bother me. >> reporter: landis learned at an early age not to let his disability stop him. >> i hate that word. i don't see myself as disabled. i'm just as good as anybody else in my eyes. >> reporter: anderson is almost a straight a studen
. >>> a high school basketball star from florida is getting a lot of attention these days. what makes him stand out on the court is the fact that he only uses one of his arms. >> lindsay murphy has the story. >> reporter: landis anderson had a rough start. few people with this type of injury have managed a successful athletic career. landis might be twice as good as other high school athletes. >> he gets the ball in his hands, you're not going to stop him one on one....
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. >>> the city of sanford, florida is brace fig agrand jury investigation into the death of trayvon martin. in the next few days, we could learn whether george zimmerman will be charged with the killing of the teen. the county sheriff and city police have put staff on stand- by in case the decision sparks violence. sanford's mayor says he is not worried at this point. >>> president barack obama is hosting a forum on women and the economy at the white house this morning. the president is due to speak when it starts just before 9:00. the meant to high height the ways his administering has helped create economic security for women and it recognizes that women are key to economic growth. >>> some republican presidential candidates now focus on pennsylvania. mitt romney worked the phones at his harrisburg cam pap headquarters yesterday. polls show romney is picking up steam and is hoping to win that state that rival rick santorum once represented in the senate. been pen is among the five primaries that will be held april 24th. >>> speaking of rick santorum, he is banking on a change of strategy
. >>> the city of sanford, florida is brace fig agrand jury investigation into the death of trayvon martin. in the next few days, we could learn whether george zimmerman will be charged with the killing of the teen. the county sheriff and city police have put staff on stand- by in case the decision sparks violence. sanford's mayor says he is not worried at this point. >>> president barack obama is hosting a forum on women and the economy at the white house this morning. the...
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this week, he has stoppede ha planned in virginia, ohio and florida. he will be in leesburg thursday. this follows campaign stops in virginia earlier.vi romney visited the commonwealth last month. >>> chief leon panetta is in tunisia. topping his agenda, iran and riria. in particular, there arer, concerns about syria's chemical' and biological weapons, as wells as the hundreds of thousands. refugees pouring over the border. the crucial battle for alepo continues. >> reporter: it looks like a war zone in alepo.ne more than 100 civilians havevi libeen killed or wounded. >> i think another tragic example p of the kinds of indiscriminate violence that p the assad regime has committed. >> reporter: government forces,n trying to retake control. secretary pa knelt says the government attacks will lead to assad's demise. >> i think if they continue this kind of tragic attack on their own people, in alepo, i think it ultimately will be a nail in assad's coffin. >> reporter: a large number of syrianing continue to flee seeking safety across theth border, hundred
this week, he has stoppede ha planned in virginia, ohio and florida. he will be in leesburg thursday. this follows campaign stops in virginia earlier.vi romney visited the commonwealth last month. >>> chief leon panetta is in tunisia. topping his agenda, iran and riria. in particular, there arer, concerns about syria's chemical' and biological weapons, as wells as the hundreds of thousands. refugees pouring over the border. the crucial battle for alepo continues. >> reporter: it...
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. >> reporter: jewish voters are key in battleground states like florida, pennsylvania, and ohio. house republican majority leader eric cantor of virginia thinks many are not happy with current u.s.-israeli relations. >> and this has been a real cloud, i think, put out by the white house over the relationship that this president has with israel. >> reporter: republicans face an uphill battle. a poll by the american jewish committee found the president leads mitt romney 61-28% among jewish voters. and while both candidates stress they're friends of israel, the question for jewish voters will be whose friendship is worth taking in to the voting booth. in 2008, the presidential race, republicans were able to win 21% of jewish voters. and that represented a slide from 2004, when 24% of them went for the republicans. the challenge now for the romney campaign is to try to reverse the trend. and for the obama campaign to build on it. >>> today, a new era in redskins history again. the team's top draft pick and starting quarterback met the media before tomorrow's start of training camp. l
. >> reporter: jewish voters are key in battleground states like florida, pennsylvania, and ohio. house republican majority leader eric cantor of virginia thinks many are not happy with current u.s.-israeli relations. >> and this has been a real cloud, i think, put out by the white house over the relationship that this president has with israel. >> reporter: republicans face an uphill battle. a poll by the american jewish committee found the president leads mitt romney 61-28%...
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the department of defense says he was most recently living in florida, airforce spokeswoman said the plane was returning from a mission when it went down. >>> body of a st. maries county man was found in cape st. mary's marina. the body was found inside a vehicle submerged in the water near a boating ramp joy was taken to baltimore medical examiners to determine cause of death. >> bypass around manassas battlefield park is looking more like a reality metropolitan washington council of government's says the new road is back on the list, growing support for the new bypass as traffic from major tourist attraction has gotten more congested opponents fear the bypass could open up the country side to more development. >> 12 university of virginia students are putting their health on the line for employees going on a hunger strike trying to get the school to raise workers minimum wage to $13 an hour. they plan to hold daily events to help their cause. >> just ahead spikes, digs, sets thousands in dc for the 6th annual girls volleyball tournament show you all the action next when we come bac
the department of defense says he was most recently living in florida, airforce spokeswoman said the plane was returning from a mission when it went down. >>> body of a st. maries county man was found in cape st. mary's marina. the body was found inside a vehicle submerged in the water near a boating ramp joy was taken to baltimore medical examiners to determine cause of death. >> bypass around manassas battlefield park is looking more like a reality metropolitan washington...
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tonight a date with the florida panthers. what a start for your capitals, five minutes into the game jay beagle gets the scoring start, his fourth of the year. the verizon center was jumping from the get go. 2nd period we go and watch alex ovechkin falling to the ice and somehow gets it to go, his 37th from the year and the caps are leading 2-0. brooks laich said this team is going to the playoff. he was right. laich nets his 21st of the year. the caps hold on for the 4-2 win. couple that with buffalo's loss to philly and your caps are in the playoffs. >> the guys were doing everything they could do. they'll be pretty tired tonight after the game. they left everything out there and that's what winning teams do. >> last year was last year. this year it's still kind of eyestrainening season. nobody knows if this was going -- a struggling season. nobody knows what was going on with buffalo. today it fave us a break. >> congrats -- gave us a break. >> congrats to the caps. >>> meanwhile wizards on the roads. john wall had a game
tonight a date with the florida panthers. what a start for your capitals, five minutes into the game jay beagle gets the scoring start, his fourth of the year. the verizon center was jumping from the get go. 2nd period we go and watch alex ovechkin falling to the ice and somehow gets it to go, his 37th from the year and the caps are leading 2-0. brooks laich said this team is going to the playoff. he was right. laich nets his 21st of the year. the caps hold on for the 4-2 win. couple that with...
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. -- back in 1992, hurricane andrew, famous in southern florida. ten named storms with four hurricanes developing and just two major hurricanes. compare to last year. last year, we had 19 named storms. we had seven hurricanes. we had hurricane irene which came awfully close to the washington area. and we had four major hurricanes last year. >> it was busy last year. >> very busy last year. a lot of the thinking was along the lines of our view are that we would have a busy year this year but actual lit water is a little cooler than usual -- actually the water is a little cooler than usual. the la nina pattern is out of here basically. >> so every time it is really warm like it has been, people always say there will be some effect. and this is actually a god thing, right? >> potentially. this is an early prediction. these forecasts -- tony is not a big believer in early hurricane prodicks. there is some validity to that. these things are not always very accurate. it looks like right now maybe we could be less concerned about the hurricane season rath
. -- back in 1992, hurricane andrew, famous in southern florida. ten named storms with four hurricanes developing and just two major hurricanes. compare to last year. last year, we had 19 named storms. we had seven hurricanes. we had hurricane irene which came awfully close to the washington area. and we had four major hurricanes last year. >> it was busy last year. >> very busy last year. a lot of the thinking was along the lines of our view are that we would have a busy year this...
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it will probably be an increasing threat for florida. tonight as we put satellite and radar in motion, you can see how isolated in nation everything was. this will run one more time. there was that 53 minute rain delay at nats park. that storm is gone. we'll continue to watch this line weakening as it comes out of the west virginia panhandle. you might get more of that in hagerstown to win chester as it moves slowly east. temperature-wise today 86 degrees, right on the money for average temperatures. we still see heat in the middle part of the country, 90 wichita, 89 st. louis, but i call your attention to this heat bubble because it likes that will migrate east later into the weekend. so our temperatures will rise a little bit later this week closer to 90 degrees. 73 degrees now in the district, 64 for gaithersburg, 69 dulles. not a bad evening at all. it was beautiful yesterday morning. this morning rather and it will be once again tonight as temperatures drop to the 60s under clear skies. we're not looking for widespread fog like last
it will probably be an increasing threat for florida. tonight as we put satellite and radar in motion, you can see how isolated in nation everything was. this will run one more time. there was that 53 minute rain delay at nats park. that storm is gone. we'll continue to watch this line weakening as it comes out of the west virginia panhandle. you might get more of that in hagerstown to win chester as it moves slowly east. temperature-wise today 86 degrees, right on the money for average...
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they beat the florida panthers at verizon center last night 4- 2. that coupled with buffalo's loss to philadelphia means the caps will earn at least the eighth seed in the eastern conference. >> that guarantee that guy made was okay then. >> to basketball where there are no guarantees in life unless you want a guarantee that the woodward are going to get pete. john wall had a great night with the game high 2 points. the wizards still lost. greg monroe had 1 point for the pistons. >>> high drama on opening day for the nationals. >> they took on the cub in the windy city. it was stephen strasbourg's first opening day start and he didn't disappoint anybody. he went seven innings. he would leave the game down by one but the nats tied opportunity in the eighth. then ian desmond got his third hit of the day to score the go ahead run in the ninth. the nats win this one 2-1. game two of that series is tomorrow. >> you are all excited about the nats winning. >> stephen strasbourg is great. >> somebody is winning. so that is good. >> yep. the past is meeting
they beat the florida panthers at verizon center last night 4- 2. that coupled with buffalo's loss to philadelphia means the caps will earn at least the eighth seed in the eastern conference. >> that guarantee that guy made was okay then. >> to basketball where there are no guarantees in life unless you want a guarantee that the woodward are going to get pete. john wall had a great night with the game high 2 points. the wizards still lost. greg monroe had 1 point for the pistons....
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we begin in florida. mitt romney agrees to flip a coin for a friendly touch football game between his staff and the traveling press corps. romney's advisors say they expect a strong performance. >> we have to have a strong national security structure, and i think you will see governor romney contrasting that with the economic failures of the last four years. >> in maryland, the president wrapped up his own debate preparation and headed to florida. his advisers say they are confident the president will reach out to women. >> the president has been a strong and steady leader. we have response plea ended the war in iraq. we are going to end the war in afghanistan. alkyd dough is a shadow of its former shelf. >> out to colorado now. vice presidential candidate paul ryan spoke to supporters talking about the stakes at risk in this election with a final stop in pueblo this afternoon. >> look, president obama, he cannot run on his record. 15% of our fellow citizens are living in poverty. that's 46 million americ
we begin in florida. mitt romney agrees to flip a coin for a friendly touch football game between his staff and the traveling press corps. romney's advisors say they expect a strong performance. >> we have to have a strong national security structure, and i think you will see governor romney contrasting that with the economic failures of the last four years. >> in maryland, the president wrapped up his own debate preparation and headed to florida. his advisers say they are confident...
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. >>> a small town in florida has become a bullseye. neonazis descend on sanford and why they feel their presence is needed. >> north korea gets ready for a controversial missile launch. details coming up. >>> all the parts are in place for south korea to launch a long range missile. the manager says it's for a satellite of the but experts say it could also test long range technology to strike the united states and other targets. they don't believe north korea has the knowledge to mount the nuke war head on the missile. >>> u.s. will start talks next week focusing on nuclear weapons. according to a new report, they're going in confident with information iran is hoping to keep top secret. fox's doug luzader has more tonight. >> reporter: a new round of talks with iran is set to begin later this week. how much do we really know about the nuclear program there? the white house is saying we know quite a bit. "washington post" reports the administration is trying to convince israel the cia's use of drones and intelligence on th
. >>> a small town in florida has become a bullseye. neonazis descend on sanford and why they feel their presence is needed. >> north korea gets ready for a controversial missile launch. details coming up. >>> all the parts are in place for south korea to launch a long range missile. the manager says it's for a satellite of the but experts say it could also test long range technology to strike the united states and other targets. they don't believe north...
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beat florida a&m. the bisons are 4-1. congratulations to him. tomorrow, the nats fans getting ready for you read the entire major leagues with 21 wins and we'll take to the mound for the nats when they take on st. louis. he's fired up for the challenge. >> you take it with a smile, you know. the first time ever experiencing this, you know, to represent a great organization, such a great rotation, great lineup, you know, and that is unbelievable. to go out there and be the starting pitcher, to let you know what they think about me and how honored and him build i am about it. >> and geo is a class guy and a great acquisition for the organization. no, they don't have steven straussburg. >> yeah. >> but he's an ace in his own life. coming up later, wisdom martin and i go off the wall and let me say that tony perkins. >> oh, no. >> might make a cameo appearance. i can't promise anything. >> okay. >> and we'll explain that. >> looking forward to that. >> thank you, dave. >>> coming up, magician david blaine
beat florida a&m. the bisons are 4-1. congratulations to him. tomorrow, the nats fans getting ready for you read the entire major leagues with 21 wins and we'll take to the mound for the nats when they take on st. louis. he's fired up for the challenge. >> you take it with a smile, you know. the first time ever experiencing this, you know, to represent a great organization, such a great rotation, great lineup, you know, and that is unbelievable. to go out there and be the starting...
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we have to win. >> we are going win florida. i will predict that. >> thank you. >> a recent gallop poll shows a stagger -- staggering amount of younger voters might be sitting the election out. fifty% of the registered voters in the age group will vote next month. that number falls far below the tional average of 78%. in washington, mike emmanuel, fox news. >>> the news edge on maryland now where hundreds of students marched from langley park to the university of maryland in support of maryland's dream act. they trying to ramp up support for question 4 on the november ballot allowing them to qualify for in-state tuition. >> you get from a maryland high school. okay, your parents have to pay taxes. >> some section that jot dream act will create a amnesty program to protect gang members from deportation. >>> it happened around 9 last night in new york avenue northwest. the three men and one woman were injured and taken to the hospital and one was lited in -- listed in critical . the victims were standing on the sidewalk when the s
we have to win. >> we are going win florida. i will predict that. >> thank you. >> a recent gallop poll shows a stagger -- staggering amount of younger voters might be sitting the election out. fifty% of the registered voters in the age group will vote next month. that number falls far below the tional average of 78%. in washington, mike emmanuel, fox news. >>> the news edge on maryland now where hundreds of students marched from langley park to the university of...
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the waters around florida, the gulf of mexico. but v oh, that is beautiful. that is fantastic. generally speak, it doesn't strike the ocean a lot. you want to tell them why, tuck officer. >> well, yeah, because there is a lot of factors that go on. one is much of the thunderstorm activity that we see on planet earth has to do with land, with terrain and thunderstorms get going over land rather than over oceans. so that is probablyity biggest factor. it does strike and will hit the surface of the water. >> as you can see there. >> the question is how far does lightning travel. it is fascinating. this hasn't been a whole lot of research done on this. this is one of those places where scientists feel like they need to do more research. generally speaking, the thought is that lightning, once it strikes the surface of the ocean, will spread out on the surface of the ocean to about 100 feet. although, depending on the strength of the particular bolt of lightning, it could go farther. >> so it doesn't -- the intensity of the lightning doesn't travel deep into the water. water is a goo
the waters around florida, the gulf of mexico. but v oh, that is beautiful. that is fantastic. generally speak, it doesn't strike the ocean a lot. you want to tell them why, tuck officer. >> well, yeah, because there is a lot of factors that go on. one is much of the thunderstorm activity that we see on planet earth has to do with land, with terrain and thunderstorms get going over land rather than over oceans. so that is probablyity biggest factor. it does strike and will hit the surface...
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it came ashore at 5:00 in steamhatchee florida in the big bend area and it's a big swamp area. oh, they've had so much rain, 10 to 20 inches. it's better than yesterday, so it's picked up a little forward most, but there's still so much rain. the good news i think is it's finally ashore and at least moving now. so they'll still have another 10 inches of rain on top of the 10 to 20 they've had, but it should be ending by this time tomorrow night. the rain shield should be pushing away because the storm will get across the peninsula into the atlantic. this is a rough one for a weak system. it completely reminds me of what happened around here with the remains of agnes in 1972, devastating flooding, but at least we can be happy about our beautiful weather. >> it feels great. >> it's another low humidity day tomorrow, but we'll warm up a little, mid, upper 80s. we can handle that, not a problem. tonight comfortable again. we will like last night find a lot of places falling into the 50s, if not some 40s once again tonight and economic out the temperature we hit today, well below av
it came ashore at 5:00 in steamhatchee florida in the big bend area and it's a big swamp area. oh, they've had so much rain, 10 to 20 inches. it's better than yesterday, so it's picked up a little forward most, but there's still so much rain. the good news i think is it's finally ashore and at least moving now. so they'll still have another 10 inches of rain on top of the 10 to 20 they've had, but it should be ending by this time tomorrow night. the rain shield should be pushing away because...
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dave feldman was in florida for spring training. he had a opportunity to talk about his future to everything like his elbow. >> reporter: when you think about the nationals this season, you think about piping. when you think about the nats pepping, you think about steven straussburg. 18 months removed from tommy johns surgery and now raring to g. >> i feel good. obviously, it's early, so, i am on a great program here with the nationals and, you know, i think if i keep working hard and focus on trying to get better every day, hopefully i will feel as good as -- at the end of the year. >> seems like yesterday you were injured or years ago? >> seems like a -- like a long time ago, for sure. almost feels like last year never happened. obviously, you know, time flies and when you're in the repetitiveness of rehabbing day in, day out, it messes into one and went by pretty fast now they look back on it. >> jordan zimmerman said he talks to you sometimes and said, look, i told him, steven, you pipe, hopefully they won't -- you pitch, hopefu
dave feldman was in florida for spring training. he had a opportunity to talk about his future to everything like his elbow. >> reporter: when you think about the nationals this season, you think about piping. when you think about the nats pepping, you think about steven straussburg. 18 months removed from tommy johns surgery and now raring to g. >> i feel good. obviously, it's early, so, i am on a great program here with the nationals and, you know, i think if i keep working hard...
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live at spring training invokerra, florida, where -- in viera, florida. where the nats gm told me the team is negotiating with ryan zimmerman, the 3rd baseman for an extension. he's under contract through next season and that he wanted a deal done by the end of the day tomorrow or didn't want to talk about the extension for the rest of the season. he's not sure that they'll be able to meet zimmerman's deadline. and meanwhile, zimmerman and the nats and rizzo, mainly the best national pitchers in the entire national league. the biggest offseason acquisition, five years, $42 million for the lefty joeo gonzalez who came to oakland. the 26-year-old started 30-plus games and is coming off of the year where he posted a career low, 3.12e.r.a. and struck out 197 batters. gonzalez is expected to beef up a starting rotation behind steven straussburg and jordan zimmerman. >> and i don't care where i am. i want to go out there and win a game and i know washington wants me to go out there and give them what they have for me and i will do everything i can and i think t
live at spring training invokerra, florida, where -- in viera, florida. where the nats gm told me the team is negotiating with ryan zimmerman, the 3rd baseman for an extension. he's under contract through next season and that he wanted a deal done by the end of the day tomorrow or didn't want to talk about the extension for the rest of the season. he's not sure that they'll be able to meet zimmerman's deadline. and meanwhile, zimmerman and the nats and rizzo, mainly the best national pitchers...
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. >>> his new attorney says his client will plead not guilty to the charges the lawyer plans to use florida's stand your ground law in his defense but if zimmerman goes to trial and is convicted he faces 25 years to life behind bars. >>> now zimmerman's arrest comes after weeks for public out cry of some sort of justice. in a press conference here, trayvon's parents expressed an emotional sigh of relief thanking the public for their support >> i just want to speak from my heart to your heart, because a heart has no color, it is not black it is not white, it is red and i want to say thank you from my heart to your heart. >> we would just like to thank everyone once again, for being compassionate about this, as we were as we are. >>> his parents relied on prayers and their faith to get through the last 45 days that is how long it has been since trayvon was killed, they are calling on supporters to keep their term pers in check. -- pep pers in check. >> -- tempers in check. >>> thanks melanie. >> well, to other news a man who spoke with fox 5 on camera is under arrest this morning for the beatin
. >>> his new attorney says his client will plead not guilty to the charges the lawyer plans to use florida's stand your ground law in his defense but if zimmerman goes to trial and is convicted he faces 25 years to life behind bars. >>> now zimmerman's arrest comes after weeks for public out cry of some sort of justice. in a press conference here, trayvon's parents expressed an emotional sigh of relief thanking the public for their support >> i just want to speak from...
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that is because florida makes it easy to vote early. officials say that 400,000 absentee ballots are in the process of coming in and more on the way. for the campaign, that means in this battle ground swing state with 29 electoral votes, it's already election day. >> and in some base, florida is first in the nation with voting. the voters started voting in florida over two weeks ago and that is when -- and that is the different maker here. >> reporter: they reaching tout to them and running phone banks for them. using sophisticated software and persuasion to make a personal connection. >> the predictive dialer and they come from the department of corrections -- collections and this helps you save time and reforces. it allows to you go through the phone list much quicker and to reach a larger number of voters. >> reporter: absentee ballots are one target and all florida counties will open early polling stations like this one, the same day that south carolina voters are going to the polls. >> campaign workers expect a third of the state w
that is because florida makes it easy to vote early. officials say that 400,000 absentee ballots are in the process of coming in and more on the way. for the campaign, that means in this battle ground swing state with 29 electoral votes, it's already election day. >> and in some base, florida is first in the nation with voting. the voters started voting in florida over two weeks ago and that is when -- and that is the different maker here. >> reporter: they reaching tout to them and...
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streak in a decade and george mason having an okay season, 7-4 and tonight on the road against south florida, the second half and to collins. hits his head on that knee and down for a while. had to be stabilized before being taken off of the court and he scored 10 consecutive points and could get no closer than two and james johnson and virginia tech losing the three of the four games and out west, taking on byu and he hits the three, a career high 29 points in the first half a lone. up 17. the next possession off of themis and with that effort and that putback. the second half, how about mor. the rebound to davies and inside with a career high 42 on the day and virginia tech falls to byu, 97-71 and hokies open up acc play next saturday hosting maryland. >>> and off the wall is coming up next. there is one thing to talk about this week. >> and that is about it sunday night. who is going to win? >> and i am going to make a official prediction. >> wisdom martin phone call coming up. >> locked and loaded after the break. >> no doubt. >> set your house on. >> whatever. share everything. share br
streak in a decade and george mason having an okay season, 7-4 and tonight on the road against south florida, the second half and to collins. hits his head on that knee and down for a while. had to be stabilized before being taken off of the court and he scored 10 consecutive points and could get no closer than two and james johnson and virginia tech losing the three of the four games and out west, taking on byu and he hits the three, a career high 29 points in the first half a lone. up 17. the...
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in kissimee, florida, ed henry, fox news. >>> a battle is brewing between a group of republican senators in the pentagon over voter assistance services for troops serving overseas. the lawmakers are concerned that the pentagon is not following a military voting law requiring the defense department to set up a voter assistanta was -- office on every military base. and a reporter said attempts to contact them failed 50% of the time. >>
in kissimee, florida, ed henry, fox news. >>> a battle is brewing between a group of republican senators in the pentagon over voter assistance services for troops serving overseas. the lawmakers are concerned that the pentagon is not following a military voting law requiring the defense department to set up a voter assistanta was -- office on every military base. and a reporter said attempts to contact them failed 50% of the time. >>
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sections of florida including the keys there and that is with the track north of florida and that is going to the east closer to florida and this is one to watch. once it hits the open waters of the gulf of mexico, very, very warm there. temperatures in the upper 80s and that will get much, much stronger and this is one to continue watching for. >> thank you. >> breast feeding battles still ahead on the news edge. local hospitals want to adopt a new policy for new moms. what some of you have to say about the breast-feeding proposal. >>> and coming up in sports, the redskins swap for suits at the welcome home luncheon and the battle everyone wants to see. rg3 and lockhard are downplaying the game. >>> parts of the new healthcare bill could mean new penalties for america's top hospitals. under the affordable healthcare act, the hospitals would be rewarded for the quality of care they deliver instead of the quantity of services anding ifs are debating whether readmission rates are better quality. the medical experts estimate about 2 million medicare beneficiaries are readmitt
sections of florida including the keys there and that is with the track north of florida and that is going to the east closer to florida and this is one to watch. once it hits the open waters of the gulf of mexico, very, very warm there. temperatures in the upper 80s and that will get much, much stronger and this is one to continue watching for. >> thank you. >> breast feeding battles still ahead on the news edge. local hospitals want to adopt a new policy for new moms. what some of...
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. >> reporter: with florida in the rearview mirror, mitt romney looks forward to nevada, colorado, and the other upcoming contests with confidence. pundits say he should be able to carry over the momentum to the nevada caucuses this weekend. >> and he won big there last time, heavy mormon population and that is going to be a big night on saturday for him. >> reporter: rick santorum and ron paul have already been campaigning out west, leaving florida early since it was a winner-take-all state, and their poll numbers gave them a little chance of victor there rob paul courting the hispanic vote in vegas and expects to do well in nevada. >> we're going to get delegates out of the state and we're optimistic. the organization has been around a long time. the enthusiasm is here and i don't think romney's going to do nearly as well this year as he did four years ago. >> reporter: santorum in colorado after stumming in nevada earlier and the former pennsylvania senator said voters will see him as the real conservative in the race. >> we believe there is a large block of votes out there here in
. >> reporter: with florida in the rearview mirror, mitt romney looks forward to nevada, colorado, and the other upcoming contests with confidence. pundits say he should be able to carry over the momentum to the nevada caucuses this weekend. >> and he won big there last time, heavy mormon population and that is going to be a big night on saturday for him. >> reporter: rick santorum and ron paul have already been campaigning out west, leaving florida early since it was a...
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. >>> republicans slugged it out last night and that is in florida where the candidates faced off on tuesday and they sparred over immigration, the economy and as jonathan hunt explains, it got vicious between newt gingrich and mitt romney. >> reporter: days ahead of the crucial florida primary, republican presidential candidates facing off on a debate stage and this is in jacksonville. many polls show a close race between former house speaker newt gingrich and mitt romney, the two clark repeatedly. >> he should apologize and should recognize that having differences of opinions does not justify labeling people with highly charged epithets. >> i would say as much as governor romney doesn't like my use of language, i find his use of language equally bothering. >> reporter: texas congressman ron paul trying hard to convince undecided voters. >> i believe as we need to reduce taxes. i am honest. i don't reduce the high-top rate as much as the other folks do. i take the reagan approach. ronald reagan had a 28% to operate and good enough for him, good enough for me. >> the question is what
. >>> republicans slugged it out last night and that is in florida where the candidates faced off on tuesday and they sparred over immigration, the economy and as jonathan hunt explains, it got vicious between newt gingrich and mitt romney. >> reporter: days ahead of the crucial florida primary, republican presidential candidates facing off on a debate stage and this is in jacksonville. many polls show a close race between former house speaker newt gingrich and mitt romney, the...
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. >> new study shedding light on the way babies learn their first words, researchers at florida atlantic university found, at 6 months old they shift their gaze from someone's eyes to mouths when spoken to. the thinking is that babies may be learning to speak by lip reading researchers says the proof one on one time is key, to a child's development. >>> i love hearing about that. fascinating how they grow and learn and they are learning so much every day. >> that's right. >> every day. >> little sponges. >> yep. >> if you listen to head phones while walking or running listen up. >> what did you say? as melinda explains, research which ares at university of maryland say deaths of tripled among pedestrians who have used those head phones. >> excuse me? >> reporter: it is easy to ignore someone or something coming from behind when you can't hear them. but listening to music on the run can put you at risk. >> i usually turn volume all the way down to maybe a 4 or 5 so i am aware of my surroundings. >> reporter: with ipods and ear phones becoming more and more popular it is probably no surpri
. >> new study shedding light on the way babies learn their first words, researchers at florida atlantic university found, at 6 months old they shift their gaze from someone's eyes to mouths when spoken to. the thinking is that babies may be learning to speak by lip reading researchers says the proof one on one time is key, to a child's development. >>> i love hearing about that. fascinating how they grow and learn and they are learning so much every day. >> that's right....
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. >> herman cane, ahead of the florida primary. the latest on the campaign trail. >>> scary home invasion, robbers using a child to ambush a woman, we will tell you why her husband is being hailed a hero. >> super bowl festivities under way in indianapolis how fans are getting in on the fun. >>> good morning i am melanie am wick. we will get to those stories plus two new stories coming in one a deadly accident, involving a dc police cruisers first, we want to get a check of the weather. taking a lookout side, washington skyline there, we are going to go to fox 5s. gwen. >>> good morning melanie. we have sunshine as we start the day which isn't too bad things will change as we head into the course of the afternoon hours let's take a look at our maps and show you what we've put together for you here is a look at yesterday's highs well above seasonal any where from 9 to 11 degrees warmer than where we should be, 53 national, 54 dulles, 53 bwi. 29 dulles, 33 degrees baltimore airport, skies are clear a ridge of high pressure building i
. >> herman cane, ahead of the florida primary. the latest on the campaign trail. >>> scary home invasion, robbers using a child to ambush a woman, we will tell you why her husband is being hailed a hero. >> super bowl festivities under way in indianapolis how fans are getting in on the fun. >>> good morning i am melanie am wick. we will get to those stories plus two new stories coming in one a deadly accident, involving a dc police cruisers first, we want to get a...
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tonight. >> and looking ahead after florida, what is next, tom? >> and that does not look good for newt gingrich. if mitt romney closes the door on the month of january with a victor in florida tonight, he opens up four weeks of trouble. from here, they go to nevada where romney is to do well, to maine, the neighboring area of new england where romney has done strong. it's not until you get to tuesday, march 6th, supertuesday, which will include georgia, where you see an area of -- where newt gingrich will pick up delegates. the next few weeks are not looking good for newt gingrich and romney's going to put himself in a good position with a big win in florida. >> and that is all about momentum from there. thank you for the update. >>> president obama used a washington auto show to time out his efforts to save the u.s. auto industry. the president checked out some electric hybrids ands toed up the rescue of gm and chrysler, which saved about a million jobs and he said that some people didn't want to save the industry. >>> just ahead on the news edg
tonight. >> and looking ahead after florida, what is next, tom? >> and that does not look good for newt gingrich. if mitt romney closes the door on the month of january with a victor in florida tonight, he opens up four weeks of trouble. from here, they go to nevada where romney is to do well, to maine, the neighboring area of new england where romney has done strong. it's not until you get to tuesday, march 6th, supertuesday, which will include georgia, where you see an area of --...
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. >>> one florida high school girl is hoping she'll get her start on the football field. fox's alex has more from the teenager that is ready to suit up as cornerback and make some history. >> listen up. >> south plantation senior has quite the arm. >> what sport? >> she is making history as the first girl in the state to play quarterback on a boy's varsity football team. >> she is good. i want to inspire other girls to come out and do something that someone told them they can't do. >> 17-year-old drafted, who coached her in girls flag football, knew she had the skills to play tackle with the boys. >> if she was a legitimate football player, then she wouldn't be here. >> she does everything with the boys. throwing, to running, and wears the pads if she's tackled, which concerned her parents at first. >> how cool is this for your kid to have her dream come true? >> erin is the third string quarterback and if the team is doing well enough against nova on friday, she will get a chance to play. >> it's my biggest goal right now. that's what i'm looking forward to. >> erin has
. >>> one florida high school girl is hoping she'll get her start on the football field. fox's alex has more from the teenager that is ready to suit up as cornerback and make some history. >> listen up. >> south plantation senior has quite the arm. >> what sport? >> she is making history as the first girl in the state to play quarterback on a boy's varsity football team. >> she is good. i want to inspire other girls to come out and do something that...
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he was a two-time national champion in florida and won the heisman trophy. jeremy lin didn't receive a college scholarship, play basketball at harvard and went undrafted. two weeks ago, hardly anyone knew who he was and let alone he was on the nba and knicks. they do now. the raptors second sellout in 13 games. lin-sanity prevailed again -- l and handed out 11 is assists and once again the hero. and with that time running out, the win and they're one win away from being 500-by-not just the talk of the league but the entire sports world and this is your hero. >> and i wanted to make sure i got a get look at the clock. he kept saying it's a long game, we seen what they do. the cover sang different and that is something i haven't seen it and kept telling me to stay aggressive. >> and lin scored more points in his first five starts than any player since the nba merger in 1976 and, shawn, arguably, the second best basketball player to come out of palo alto high school besides middle school. >> right. and we believe that one. -- besides myself. >> right. and we be
he was a two-time national champion in florida and won the heisman trophy. jeremy lin didn't receive a college scholarship, play basketball at harvard and went undrafted. two weeks ago, hardly anyone knew who he was and let alone he was on the nba and knicks. they do now. the raptors second sellout in 13 games. lin-sanity prevailed again -- l and handed out 11 is assists and once again the hero. and with that time running out, the win and they're one win away from being 500-by-not just the talk...
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. >>> just ahead tonight, halloween came early for a florida jewelry shop. when two men who appeared to be cops turned into crooks. >>> plus, tragedy on the mountains of peru after two american climbers were found dead. we'll have the latest next. . >>> community leaders and others came together to walk through southeast today to end violence in the district. it's called the peacemakers' march. the group started at the corner of mlk and malcolm x avenues. before that, they held a citywide community forum to talk about how to keep people working and out of trouble. the hundreds of marchers were joined by non-profits, churches and mentoring organizations. >> keeping black people from killing each other opposed to standing up for each other. the black man taking responsibility for their families and jobs. not jail. jobs. the best things. you know, the jobs. -- [ indiscernible ] >> as part of the effort, participants and community members are encouraged to take someone to worship this weekend. >>> that guy looks like good guys in an attempted robbery of a f
. >>> just ahead tonight, halloween came early for a florida jewelry shop. when two men who appeared to be cops turned into crooks. >>> plus, tragedy on the mountains of peru after two american climbers were found dead. we'll have the latest next. . >>> community leaders and others came together to walk through southeast today to end violence in the district. it's called the peacemakers' march. the group started at the corner of mlk and malcolm x avenues. before...
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former florida governor jeb bush doesn't think he's a possibility. then there's indiana governor mitch daniels. >> when william f buckley ran for mayor of new york, he said if he won, he would demand a recount. >>> the investigation into the secret service sex scandal in colombia continues to grow with some white house staffers involved. >> reporter: the secret service under scrutiny this past week, now a 12th agent has been put on leave. >> he is a problem. and he now equals the 12th problem among the 20 women, this individual, is a problem. >> reporter: on face the nation, senator lieberman said this agent was not staying at the now infamous hotel, but at the hilton, where president obama was going to stay. >> now we don't know at this point what that 12th agent is being charged with and why he's been put on administrative leave. but now you're into the hotel where the president of the united states was going to stay, and it just gets more troubling. >> reporter: many have asked if there is a pattern and culture of bad behavior. a former secret ser
former florida governor jeb bush doesn't think he's a possibility. then there's indiana governor mitch daniels. >> when william f buckley ran for mayor of new york, he said if he won, he would demand a recount. >>> the investigation into the secret service sex scandal in colombia continues to grow with some white house staffers involved. >> reporter: the secret service under scrutiny this past week, now a 12th agent has been put on leave. >> he is a problem. and he...
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. >>> george zimmerman, accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old trayvon martin, is back in a florida jail tonight. he arrived minutes before his deadline after a judge revoked his bond. >> reporter: wearing gym shoes, jeans and handcuffs, george zimmerman was escorted back to jail by deputies 45 minutes before his 2:30 p.m. deadline. >> george zimmerman met two members of the sheriff's office in the area of lake marion, i- 4. was placed into custody, transported to the correctional facility. >> reporter: zimmerman arrived in the back of this white dodge which drove in the sally port entrance to the jail. he was led into booking where he was processed. >> he's solemn, obviously. he's worried continuously about his safety. having to come out of hiding is a concern of his. but i think he also realizes the judge's concerns. >> reporter: concerns that he and his wife misled the court about their finances, despite collecting thousands from their web site, leaving the judge to revoke his bond. >> i think that that explanation or apology, if it is, should go directly to the person who deserv
. >>> george zimmerman, accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old trayvon martin, is back in a florida jail tonight. he arrived minutes before his deadline after a judge revoked his bond. >> reporter: wearing gym shoes, jeans and handcuffs, george zimmerman was escorted back to jail by deputies 45 minutes before his 2:30 p.m. deadline. >> george zimmerman met two members of the sheriff's office in the area of lake marion, i- 4. was placed into custody, transported to the...
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will a romney vice presidential pick of ohio, florida representative, marco rubio and been mcdowell. >> that's town had mitt romney. will he have to headache. of. >> with the economy on -- pennsylvania government says the fight is not over there. >> the polls shows president obama leading by 11 points in pennsylvania. i don't believe that. i believe it will be closer. >> the tea party is still a factor and in texas, ted cruz is the man carrying its mantel. >> when you are the child of an agreement whose been vogue, with $1 had hundred making thrai kay i, i. >> cruz is expected to win a senate seat in november. he told fox sports sunday chris wallace, he's a reagan conservative. >> my view on compromise, what do you do if you get half a loaf? answer, you ta it an if willing to reduce. >> and he'll have plenty of opportunity to show that. >> melanie allwreck, fox 4 news. >>> supporters held grand opening of six campuses. the offices are located in mort emporia, halifax and mount vernon. the obama campaign now has more than 30 offices in the commonwealth and so does mitt romney. >>> bob
will a romney vice presidential pick of ohio, florida representative, marco rubio and been mcdowell. >> that's town had mitt romney. will he have to headache. of. >> with the economy on -- pennsylvania government says the fight is not over there. >> the polls shows president obama leading by 11 points in pennsylvania. i don't believe that. i believe it will be closer. >> the tea party is still a factor and in texas, ted cruz is the man carrying its mantel. >> when...
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the west coast of florida is in the danger zone. the weather team is tracking the storm and let's go to sue palka in the weather center. sue? >> reporter: can you see here behind me, the center of the circulation is not very organized and that is about 180 miles south-southwest of san juan. puerto rico, will get two to four inches of rain and some wind. wins at 40 miles an hour and that is a good thing. it's not strengthening yet and it's weaker than yesterday and that is beginning to turn to the west-northwest and moving about 16 miles an hour. we do still think it's going to get stronger. i am sorry is to to so this is going to take it over haiti tomorrow evening and we're concerned about that. there could be as much as eight to 12 inches of rain in haiti and. >> 400,000 people still displaced from the 2010 earthquake. i want to show you the continuing somewhat westward shift of the track as it approaches the west coast of florida and looks like it's squally for tampa and maybe they're bypassing a direct hit. i think the western c
the west coast of florida is in the danger zone. the weather team is tracking the storm and let's go to sue palka in the weather center. sue? >> reporter: can you see here behind me, the center of the circulation is not very organized and that is about 180 miles south-southwest of san juan. puerto rico, will get two to four inches of rain and some wind. wins at 40 miles an hour and that is a good thing. it's not strengthening yet and it's weaker than yesterday and that is beginning to...
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>> reporter: the action not just in florida. ron paul attracting a large crowd in maine. >> we can't afford this any longer. we're in debt. we can't pay for it. it doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: rick santorum is hurting for cash and is a distant third. >> i am going to be doing a teletown hall in missouri and another after midnight in nevada. so we're -- we're focused on not just on florida but the rest of the states. >> reporter: after 19 gop debates the latest polls show mitt romney with a 9 point lead over newt gingrich. in washington, doug mcelway, fox news. >>> be in nbc wants mitt romney to be pull an ad targeting newt gingrich. it is running in florida and is made up almost entirely of a 1997 nightly news report. in the ad it shows nbc anchor tom brokaw saying that some of gingrich's house colleagues had raised questions about the then speaker's future effectiveness. brokaw is speaking out about the ad. he says he's uncomfortable with the extended use of his hijacku image. >>> authorities in italy say they will work
>> reporter: the action not just in florida. ron paul attracting a large crowd in maine. >> we can't afford this any longer. we're in debt. we can't pay for it. it doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: rick santorum is hurting for cash and is a distant third. >> i am going to be doing a teletown hall in missouri and another after midnight in nevada. so we're -- we're focused on not just on florida but the rest of the states. >> reporter: after 19 gop debates the...
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., georgetown and south florida. first half off the bulls miss. it is thompson diving for the loose ball. the hoyas. he spins and hits the floater. georgetown held south florida scoreless. 23-15 at the half. in the second half, t
., georgetown and south florida. first half off the bulls miss. it is thompson diving for the loose ball. the hoyas. he spins and hits the floater. georgetown held south florida scoreless. 23-15 at the half. in the second half, t
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he did not let up. >> the reason speaker gingrich has been having a hard time in florida is the people of florida have watched the debates and listened to the speaker and listened to the other candidates and said you know what? mitt romney is what we're going to support. >> reporter: the latest florida pole shows romney surging -- florida poll shows romney surging with 42% and newt gingrich, 27% and followed by rick santorum and ron paul. >> endorse newt gingrich for president. >> reporter: while former candidate herman cain, who had quit following sexual harassment harassment endorsed newt gingrich and continued to focus what he said are unfair romney attacks. >> i think this race is going to be clear. we need people power today. we're closing insider advantage last night and we have closed the gap despite all of the ads and falsehoods. we're within five points. >> reporter: rick santorum, meanwhile, returned to the campaign trail on monday after visiting his young daughter in the hospital. her condition improved and santorum still hopes to be the alternative to the two on front- runn
he did not let up. >> the reason speaker gingrich has been having a hard time in florida is the people of florida have watched the debates and listened to the speaker and listened to the other candidates and said you know what? mitt romney is what we're going to support. >> reporter: the latest florida pole shows romney surging -- florida poll shows romney surging with 42% and newt gingrich, 27% and followed by rick santorum and ron paul. >> endorse newt gingrich for...
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. >>> a florida mom is taking a different approach to stop bullying. her son was suspended for plotting with a buddy to bully another student. now the school slapped him with a four-day suspension. >> he is holding up a sign that he was september to school to get an education, not to be a bully, and it's not the way he was raised. >> she ordered him to stand with the sign for 90 minutes a day after classes for the rest of the time he is suspended. >> don't think he'll forget that experience. >> probably not. he's probably so embarrassed he probably won't bully anybody again. >> that's one way of disciplining a child i suppose. >> yeah. not a bad idea. >> not a bad idea. >> might be effective. >>> let's get into your weather forecast. warming to the upper 50s today. that's probably a light jacket. probably want a light jacket later today, as we'll have a breeze out of the north and west. 42 in washington. check out frederick, now 32 and lots of 30s north and west of the city. leonardtown, 41. and 44 fredericksburg. cold chunk of air parked across mid-at
. >>> a florida mom is taking a different approach to stop bullying. her son was suspended for plotting with a buddy to bully another student. now the school slapped him with a four-day suspension. >> he is holding up a sign that he was september to school to get an education, not to be a bully, and it's not the way he was raised. >> she ordered him to stand with the sign for 90 minutes a day after classes for the rest of the time he is suspended. >> don't think he'll...
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next, an update from florida. >>> and the stars came out in miami for a little basketball. linsanity verses king james. highlights next. >>> a first in major league baseball. he was the 1st base ballplayer to challenge a drug related grievance. he tested positive for elevated testosterone levels but insisted he did not violate the policy. a sample was taken on a saturday and not sent to the lab until 48 hours later. >>> now spring training is underway for the nats in florida. pitchers and catchers had two practices and full squad workouts start tomorrow. >> reporter: and greetings from nationals spring training. where everybody associated with this club is optimistic. why wouldn't you be? they may have the best pitching in the national league. and one of the new guys might be one of the brightest. he came over from oakland. they are paying him five year, $42 million, started 30-plus games in the last two seasons and he's coming off a year in which he posted a career 3.12 e.r.a and struck out a career- high 197 batters. he looks to back-up a hefty starting rotation with the
next, an update from florida. >>> and the stars came out in miami for a little basketball. linsanity verses king james. highlights next. >>> a first in major league baseball. he was the 1st base ballplayer to challenge a drug related grievance. he tested positive for elevated testosterone levels but insisted he did not violate the policy. a sample was taken on a saturday and not sent to the lab until 48 hours later. >>> now spring training is underway for the nats in...
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torential downpours damaged homes closed roads in florida panhandle and alabama. authorities say one person drowned in the gulf. this is how things look in pensacola after days of rain. you can see the watt inner the street, is several inches deep that same storm system spun off a tornado that struck southeastern alabama. >>> coming up, you won't believe the easy solution one study finds to cur b junk food cravings. >> there was a catch. >> of course there is. >> an alarming study about young children cutting themselves to cope with stress. dr. wiggens is here to talk about signs and symptoms parents should watch for. we will be right back >>> just in, a man in dc severely hurt after being attacked by twoing thes. it happened near -- two dogs. it happened 6:45 a.m. this morning the victim hospitalized, with life threatening wounds, it is unclear what has happened to the dogs. we will stay on top of that one for you. >>> health alert in europe, the continent's center for disease prevention says a new drug resistant strain of gonorrhea is a critical situa
torential downpours damaged homes closed roads in florida panhandle and alabama. authorities say one person drowned in the gulf. this is how things look in pensacola after days of rain. you can see the watt inner the street, is several inches deep that same storm system spun off a tornado that struck southeastern alabama. >>> coming up, you won't believe the easy solution one study finds to cur b junk food cravings. >> there was a catch. >> of course there is. >> an...
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the seller, the florida gun exchange in orangeond beach. -- ormond beach. there was a document showing him as a federally armed -- federally -- arms dealer. >> it was absurd to think that that could be left out in the hallway, first of all, and that this kind of mix-up could happen. >> reporter: after calling the police, the responding officers confiscated the weapon and confirmed it was illegal in the distribute of columbia. the mystery remains. why was it sent to horvitz and is it legal to ship a gun like this? >> not many restrictions. you can't ship a handgun through the postal service but you can ship it by any other common carrier. rifles and shotguns, even assault rifles can be shipped through anyone. >> reporter: this was suppose go from licensed dealer to licensed dealer. how did it end up in washington, d.c.? according to the florida gun exchange, the rifle was shipped properly, according to law with the correct address on the box. in transit, they believe that the label with his address came off of the box with the television and was attached to
the seller, the florida gun exchange in orangeond beach. -- ormond beach. there was a document showing him as a federally armed -- federally -- arms dealer. >> it was absurd to think that that could be left out in the hallway, first of all, and that this kind of mix-up could happen. >> reporter: after calling the police, the responding officers confiscated the weapon and confirmed it was illegal in the distribute of columbia. the mystery remains. why was it sent to horvitz and is it...
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. >> florida state upset duke on a last second buzzer beater, snapping the devils winning streak. maryland in philly against temple this afternoon. the final nonleague opponent, then it's all acc action after that. look at alex. limited to just seven minutes. he suffered a right ankle injury in the first half and didn't return. terps in red, first half, he's got some hang time. count the bucket. he scores 15 on the day. terps down 3 at the break. second half, maryland trailed by as many as ten. terrell would spark a rally. he hits a long two pointer. he had a team high 20 points, be but in the end, pulls away. a 16-4 run. drives to make the lay in. he scores 20. falls to temple. >>> paul hewitt making sure his team is focused. they entered the game with 38 straight losses. that's a division one record. second half, towson down 10. chris walden rejected by jonathan. the patriots on a break and wright gets the dunk, plus the foul. he had game high 22 points. five plus minutes left, the lead is 5. bryan allen to mike. he slams in two of his nine points. 72-60. they improve to 7-1 in
. >> florida state upset duke on a last second buzzer beater, snapping the devils winning streak. maryland in philly against temple this afternoon. the final nonleague opponent, then it's all acc action after that. look at alex. limited to just seven minutes. he suffered a right ankle injury in the first half and didn't return. terps in red, first half, he's got some hang time. count the bucket. he scores 15 on the day. terps down 3 at the break. second half, maryland trailed by as many...
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. >>> florida's governor is peg out about the trayvon martin shooting. governor scott said when the investigation is over, he'll reexamine some of the state laws, including the so-called stand your ground law. scott said he'll determine if anything needs to be changed and he's confident that justice will revail. -- prevail. >>> another big story and it has us all day dreaming, what if? what if you want $540 million? that is the estimated jackpot in tonight's mega million jackpot. >> it's being called the ever in the world. it's one of the many places selling tickets today. and the doors have they opened? do we have another hour or so? >> reporter: they did. they just opened up and we saw a few people going in buying their lottery tickets. $540million is enticing and i started to think here in the last half hour since i last talked to you i'm feeling a little guilty since will asked me what i would do with the money. i said buy a house and go to florida and then i seed the story with randy smith. i should have said build a hospital. but everybody is dream
. >>> florida's governor is peg out about the trayvon martin shooting. governor scott said when the investigation is over, he'll reexamine some of the state laws, including the so-called stand your ground law. scott said he'll determine if anything needs to be changed and he's confident that justice will revail. -- prevail. >>> another big story and it has us all day dreaming, what if? what if you want $540 million? that is the estimated jackpot in tonight's mega million...
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and, now you are actually hearing talk about whether obama should pull out of florida. and, "the new york times," there was something about that, this weekend, and, i think, you know, in that sense, the midwest is really where this is going to be won, and, although romney does have paths to victory without ohio he still very much would like to win ohio because it threads the needle awfully close if he doesn't and so far it has been obama's firewall. he has had a lead in that state throughout the entire campaign cycle and still is ahead, not by as much, certainly, romney narrowed the gap but pretty much every poll shows obama ahead in ohio and that makes romney's list that much harder. >> chris: bill, starting with the debate tomorrow night what do romney and obama need to do in these final 16 days? >> two different private polls in the last two days have romney down one in ohio and he has gained a lot in ohio and people say, he's behind in ohio and he's moved 5, 6, 7 points and he can move 2, 3, 4, especially ohio is demographically not bad for romney and generally out
and, now you are actually hearing talk about whether obama should pull out of florida. and, "the new york times," there was something about that, this weekend, and, i think, you know, in that sense, the midwest is really where this is going to be won, and, although romney does have paths to victory without ohio he still very much would like to win ohio because it threads the needle awfully close if he doesn't and so far it has been obama's firewall. he has had a lead in that state...
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former ohio senator john glenn and scott carpenter joined florida senator bill nelson for the ceremony today in cape canaveral. the ceremony acknowledged 125 crew members that put the mercury mission in orbit. glenn and carpenter are the only surviving astronauts from that mission. >>> john glenn is joining us tomorrow on fox 5 morning news reflecting on the past 50 years at 7:30. >>> just minutes aw nissan's sports xtra a wild golf finish and the return of baseball. >>> gwen is checking your forecast. i guess it really depends where you live whether you say any trace of snow. >> absolutely. some of you are seeing rain, some of you a little mix. we'll have the details on what to expect for your holiday coming up after the break. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it'
former ohio senator john glenn and scott carpenter joined florida senator bill nelson for the ceremony today in cape canaveral. the ceremony acknowledged 125 crew members that put the mercury mission in orbit. glenn and carpenter are the only surviving astronauts from that mission. >>> john glenn is joining us tomorrow on fox 5 morning news reflecting on the past 50 years at 7:30. >>> just minutes aw nissan's sports xtra a wild golf finish and the return of baseball....
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this afternoon, mitt romney conceded florida. the move comes as the nation still waits to see what that state decided and they're still counting ballots there, not surprising. and miami dade finished counting absentee ballots and on to 3,000 provisional ballots. they blame the high volume of ballots that arrived on election day for delay. they're in the business of counting ballots. >>> inauguration preps are underway in washington. some of the area on the west side of the capital is blocked off. risers are going up, platform being built, the planners will meet the next few months to discuss security and crowd control. four years ago, the inauguration crowd is the largest on the mall and there is no estimate for this january's ceremony. >>> straight ahead on the news edge. >> your man. [ indiscernible ] >> they're graphic and in your face. are the antismoking ads work something then, how one city's plan to catch speeding drivers back fired. sue. >> and a nice bright day here. breezy and still very chilly. we have a pattern change
this afternoon, mitt romney conceded florida. the move comes as the nation still waits to see what that state decided and they're still counting ballots there, not surprising. and miami dade finished counting absentee ballots and on to 3,000 provisional ballots. they blame the high volume of ballots that arrived on election day for delay. they're in the business of counting ballots. >>> inauguration preps are underway in washington. some of the area on the west side of the capital is...
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>>> president obama visits three of those states with a stop in ohio and then he is campaigning in florida and leesburg, virginia tomorrow. >>> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. starts now. . >>> good morning to you. it is wednesday, the first day of august and that means we're closer to the end of the week and we're also closer to the end of the summer if you're tired of the summer. >> some people are. >> some people are. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. lets atalk to tucker barnes now. >> good morning. >> hi. yeah, it is warm, humid. we've got showers and thunderstorms back in the forecast. starting to feel like i'm repeating myself day after day. >> this sounds just like yesterday. >> unfortunately, it does. let's get to the maps and the numbers. at reagan national, we are 74 degrees, humidity, 82%. not a terrible start to your day. winds north and west at five. pressure, 29.88 inches. we've got rain showers, thunderstorms, southern maryland pushing across the bay towards the lower eastern shore towards places like easton and st. michael's,
>>> president obama visits three of those states with a stop in ohio and then he is campaigning in florida and leesburg, virginia tomorrow. >>> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. starts now. . >>> good morning to you. it is wednesday, the first day of august and that means we're closer to the end of the week and we're also closer to the end of the summer if you're tired of the summer. >> some people are. >> some people are. >> i'm sarah simmons....
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mitt romney meanwhile rallied with his supporters in florida where the polls have the race in a dead heat. >> we begin in atlantic city, new jersey, tonight. president obama touring damage from hurricane sandy with republican governor chris christie. president promising the administration's support in rebuilding the jersey shore. >> for those like people i had a chance to meet on this block and throughout new jersey, throughout the region whose lives were up ended, my second message is we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you will get the help you need. >> down to florida now, governor mitt romney in coral gables with senator marco rubio. romney did not mention the president by name but said the country needs to change direction. >> we face some challenges and as a result of that, it is my view we should not continue along the same path but it is time to take a new path. bold aggressive change. >> staying in florida now, vice-president joe biden back on the campaign trail telling supporters he was proud of leaders of different parties in the nor
mitt romney meanwhile rallied with his supporters in florida where the polls have the race in a dead heat. >> we begin in atlantic city, new jersey, tonight. president obama touring damage from hurricane sandy with republican governor chris christie. president promising the administration's support in rebuilding the jersey shore. >> for those like people i had a chance to meet on this block and throughout new jersey, throughout the region whose lives were up ended, my second message...
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he beats the florida first for a single. harper struck out in his second at bat. the nats drop another to the astros 10-2. >>> friday the nfl revealed gregg williams the former skins and saints defensive coordinator now with the rams ran an illegal bounty program with the saints financially rewarding players for knocking opponents out of the game. williams will meet with league security officials in new york tomorrow to discuss the ongoing investigation. ion. >>> final round of the honda classic, tiger woods began the day nine shots back of the leader rory mcilroy. on no. 3 he sinks the 27-foot eagle putt and carves a 4-under 31 on the front 9. he remains as hot on the back 9. here on 17 tiger sinks a long birdie putt to drop him to 8-under, four shots behind mcilroy. here's tilinger on the par 5 18th, his approach from 216 yards, i he stare -- he stares it down and it's pretty good, finishing with 8-under 62, his lowest closing round on the pga tour and trailed mcilroy by one stroke. the pressure is squarely on the 22-year-old, but mcilroy does not wilt. leading
he beats the florida first for a single. harper struck out in his second at bat. the nats drop another to the astros 10-2. >>> friday the nfl revealed gregg williams the former skins and saints defensive coordinator now with the rams ran an illegal bounty program with the saints financially rewarding players for knocking opponents out of the game. williams will meet with league security officials in new york tomorrow to discuss the ongoing investigation. ion. >>> final round...
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, florida senator marco rubio and ohio senator rob portman. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan are always on the move. so they can't get to the bank to deposit a check. instead, they use citibank mobile check deposit. it's easy. they just snap a pic... ♪ hit send... and their checks are deposited right to their account. well almost all of their checks. stand back. seriously? [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> a freak accident at a picnic sent several people to the hospital of the an suv backed up into a group of people sitting down enjoying lunch. it happened near the intersection of north capitol street and new york avenue northeast. fox 5's matt ackland has the story. >> reporter: at this point authorities are still trying to determine exactly what happened here. what we do know is five people were injured, three of them so badly they were transported to the hospital. you can see the damage to the back of this silver suv. this is the vehicle we're told hit several e
, florida senator marco rubio and ohio senator rob portman. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan are always on the move. so they can't get to the bank to deposit a check. instead, they use citibank mobile check deposit. it's easy. they just snap a pic... ♪ hit send... and their checks are deposited right to their account. well almost all of their checks. stand back. seriously? [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way....